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Beijing Olympics Quote Of The Day

Too good a line not to repeat. It is from a Lost Laowai post, entitled, "Beijing: Chinatown in Disneyland," reflecting on the atmosphere in Beijing during the Olympics: The Beijing people seem happy in the way that the staff at a five star hotel are... ...full story at China Law Blog

from China Law Blog on Tue, Aug 19 2008

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